A trip to Children's but back home

Much to our dismay we spent our Sunday at Children's hospital. Respiratory season is not done with Alex - bronchiolitis is back. This lung infection is caused by a virus, usually RSV and we will have to wait for a couple of days to find out if it is in fact RSV again or if it's another type of viral infection. We had a great day yesterday and really did not see this coming. She did well without the oxygen but it's short lived because we won't be able to begin weaning again until this infection clears up and her lungs get fully healed.

We could tell late last night before bed that she wasn't feeling so well. Right away we began wondering if maybe her tummy was upset or maybe she was aspirating again - she wasn't exactly eating well. It's hard for us to discearn if it's normal baby stuff that is affecting Alex or if her shunt is malfuncting or if it's something to do with the spina bifida. We decided to err on the side of caution and take her in this morning. She had a restless night and woke up with a fever and sounding congested. We also suspected another UTI. Needless to say it was a long drive to the hospital, one we didn't think we would be making so soon.

After long periods of waiting, a chest x-ray and a couple of tests, we were sent home with some antibiotics to treat the UTI. It takes 24-48 hours for the test cultures to come back and fully indicate if she has a UTI and to find out what type of viral infection Alex has but it's safe to say that she probably has a UTI and it's better to start treating it than to wait.

Suffice it to say we are all glad to be home tonight. Even when Alex is not feeling well she still manages to give us smiles and make us laugh. She's been pulling the oxygen down from her nose and trying to eat it all night. She tries to be sneaky about the whole thing which just cracks us up. We know that this is just the beginning of a sickness and we pray that over the next couple of days this does not take her down again.